The Unpopular Opinions of a Post-Modern Prep

tuanthecat:

saltmarshhag:

freibiergesicht:

palilicium:

bananasforpotassium:

tresmaladroit:

Where’s the asexual literature?

shit homophobic asexuals say

ok so first of all the books there appear to be non-fiction, not literature.

secondly, there aren’t really any major books, fiction or non, dealing with asexuality using the word/modern identity “asexual” cuz YALL HAVEN’T WRITTEN THEM YET

IT IS NOT DISCRIMINATION WHEN THE BOOKS YOU WANT AREN’T THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN

(and it’s still not gonna be ‘discrimination’ if future asexual works aren’t included under the glbt section ok)

this is a pattern with tumblr SJWs in general but it’s actually the same shit MRAs do too: act like all of the resources for and the cultural footprints of an oppressed group fell out of the fucking sky or were rationed out by governments or something. it’s so incredibly disrespectful.

This is pretty much spot on. 

I’m also loving all the “omg you can’t tell asexuals to  ”write it yourself!” DERAILING!!” reblogs when… that’s where this stuff comes from? I mean do you think LGBT people were sitting there with their arms crossed until stuff like this just turned up? (And, frankly, if you look at the sorts of stuff non-lgbt people wrote about us, and still write, you’d understand why, yes, it’s necessary to write it ourselves.)

You’re not going to get a section on asexuality out of thin air, and you’re not going to get it dumped in your lap from the queer community. And it would be gross if we tried to do that. We don’t know what you need. Queer and trans asexuals maybe, but I’m sure hetero and aromantic aces want a voice too. And no one is saying they shouldn’t have that! Your community does not fall completely under the queer umbrella AND THAT’S OKAY.

The entitlement and privilege wafting off of the original statement is the issue. What the hell is WRONG with saying that a community should generate its own literature if it can. And given what I’ve seen of the asexual community, it can. 

ugh just so tired of seeing asexual tumblrinas acting as if queer people saying “Hey, stop taking us for granted, stop saying homophobic shit and stop using LGBT as a platform for your straight members” is oppression. We’ve got a (small, often under represented) space in the shops and libraries because we generate literature and have created our own infrastructure and community to get it out there on the shelves.  

And for the record, Asexual community, you can be homophobic. You do it a lot. Your inability to listen to a lot of queer voices asking you to please stop doesn’t really add points in your favor. 

This is so incoherent and I desperately need to go to bed but I still have feelings about this post.